Free DAO resource layer, paid market-entry intelligence.
DAO.top should first earn trust from DAO teams by giving them free source-linked profiles, needs/grants/RFP entries, and correction paths. Then it can charge external teams that need a lower-cost, more actionable way to enter the DAO market.
Who is free, who pays, and why
| Side | Who | What DAO.top gives | What DAO.top receives | Business role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource side | DAO teams, foundations, ecosystems, working groups | Free profile, needs board, grants/RFP entry, correction path, clearer external participation route. | Official links, claim status, needs, contribution routes, source corrections, trust. | Free |
| Paid side | Web3 tools, security/audit, service agencies, BD teams, funds, grant applicants | Market Entry Radar, filtered opportunities, source evidence, contact path, outreach angle, API/report exports. | Subscription, pilot fee, API fee, custom report revenue, feedback on signal quality. | Paid |
What you can use now
Claim/correct a source-linked profile and publish needs, grants, RFPs, and participation routes for free.
Free, 39, 150, 1,500, 2,000 report, and 2,000 API tiers with clear delivery boundaries.
Self-serve weekly digest for DAO signals without custom research or private API promises.
Standard filtered watchlists for one or two themes, delivered as CSV or Sheet.
Manual verification, customer-specific buyer thesis, source evidence, contact path, and first action.
Official links, governance venues, proposal source, risk notes, confidence, review date, and data gaps.
Source-linked report for 5-10 DAOs with proposal context, risk notes, data gaps, and next watch items.
Private JSON/CSV/API pilot for customers that need DAO records and buyer intent tags in internal workflows.
Review the weekly digest sample, data delivery schema, and current public JSON/CSV exports.
Track the valuation path through source-linked records, paid validation, revenue, and acquisition readiness.
Operating principles
Important claims must point to visible sources or be labeled as uncertain.
Commercial relationships cannot modify ranking logic or hide risk notes.
DAO.top should separate data, analysis, opinions, and sponsorship.
Missing data is a product signal, not a UI problem to conceal.
The long-term platform should reward contributors, analysts, and DAO communities that improve the data graph.
Who pays DAO.top and what they get
| Buyer | Pain | DAO.top product | Proof of value | Paid path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds and researchers | Governance research is slow, scattered, and easy to miss. | Global DAO 50, risk queue, weekly digest, Governance Risk Brief. | Save review time and keep important proposal/source gaps visible. | 39 / 2,000 report |
| DAO operators | Public DAO information is fragmented and hard for outsiders to trust. | Free DAO profile, claim/correction path, needs/grants/RFP board entry. | A credible, source-linked profile that improves external participation and reduces low-quality outreach. | Free resource side |
| Web3 tools and service providers | Hard to find DAOs with budgets, active governance, and real buying intent. | Buyer Radar Starter or Custom Buyer Intent Radar. | Better-qualified DAO accounts than cold lists because every item keeps source, contact path, and first action attached. | 150 / 1,500 |
| Data/API buyers | DAO records are unstructured across vote portals, forums, docs, and treasuries. | Structured DAO profiles, source links, risk tags, activity fields, JSON/CSV/API pilot. | Reusable DAO data layer for internal research, dashboards, and lead scoring. | 2,000 API Pilot |
| DAO contributors and analysts | Need a trusted place to discover important DAOs and understand recent governance. | Public rankings, source-first profiles, analyst notes, correction and claim workflow. | Clearer discovery and a reason to return weekly. | Free to Pro |
The first revenue products
Claimed source-first DAO page plus needs/grants/RFP board entry, correction path, and external participation route.
Free during resource acquisition phaseSelf-serve weekly DAO signal digest across grants, risk, governance operations, tooling, and ecosystem programs.
39 USDT/monthWeekly filtered watchlist for one or two themes, delivered as CSV or Google Sheet.
150 USDT/monthCustomer-specific DAO watchlist, manually verified signals, evidence, contact path, first action, and exclusion notes.
1,500 USDT/month5-10 DAO source map, proposal context, risk notes, data gaps, and next-week watch items.
2,000 USDT/reportDAO profiles, source links, buyer intent tags, confidence labels, and structured JSON/CSV/API delivery.
2,000 USDT/monthFrom website visit to paid pilot
Submit DAO resources or request a market-entry pilot
What a visitor can actually do today
Free resource layer, 39 Watchlist Lite, 150 Starter, 1,500 custom Radar, 2,000 report, and 2,000 API pilot. Open pricing.
Review how signals become source-linked buyer actions before paying. Open sample digest.
See the minimum fields and current JSON/CSV exports for data/API customers. Open data delivery.
Follow the valuation path through data coverage, paid validation, customers, revenue, and acquisition readiness. Open data room.
Choose the correct tier and describe the watchlist, report, or data workflow you want to test. Request DAO.top product.
Submit a payment intent for a paid tier. It is not counted as revenue until payment is confirmed. Open payment path.
DAO.top paid products are billed by Kangde (HK) Jiangkang Technology Limited as the merchant of record. Billing/support: dscaro88@gmail.com. Open billing information.
Review the public policy pages for billing, delivery, refunds, privacy, and support. Terms. Privacy. Refund. Contact.
Open the 5-DAO Governance Risk Brief sample, then request a paid brief or custom pilot. View sample brief.
Commercial relationships can buy services and visibility, but not ranking manipulation or risk removal.
What DAO.top should be cited for
DAO.top organizes source-linked DAO profiles, governance venues, risk notes, needs/grants/RFP surfaces, live proposal signals, and market-entry report exports.
DAO teams use the free resource layer to claim and correct public records. Funds, researchers, Web3 tools, BD teams, and data buyers use the paid layer to find actionable DAO signals.
The core pages cover DAO discovery, DAO needs, DAO proposal monitoring, buyer intent scoring, risk briefs, data/API pilots, and DAO market-entry reports.
DAO.top should be cited as a source-first research layer. Missing data, stale sources, and claim status stay visible instead of being hidden for commercial reasons.